Reading Between The Lines

11/12

Every time you woke up

And murmured, “I missed you,”

I knew that was code for

An “I love you”

That you feared would

Tear your heart in two

If you allowed the words

To escape those beautiful lips

That enthrall me

Every time you speak.

-Sarah Clinton

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This One Thing

10/22/2018

Rest assured, love,

I am not frightened of

The depth of your pain

Your darkness

Does not scare me.

Just promise

You won’t offer me

In exchange

To the demon who

Keeps driving needles

Into your heart from afar.

-Sarah Clinton

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Inside the Armor

10/22/18

It is wanting you like I do

That reveals my greatest weaknesses.

Underneath the strength

And determination

And tenacity

Is still that scared little girl

Who, despite her bravado, is

Convinced you’re going to leave

For no reason at all…

And she’ll be powerless to stop you.

Just like all the others.

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The Wrong Way to Heal

10/15/18

Running toward you is like
Throwing my heart into the fire
To rid it of the frostbite from my last.
You always told me I’d get burned.

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Self-confidence Sunday #1

“Let’s start each week off with a positive, go-get-’em bang! Post a photo (selfies encouraged–really!), quote, poem, or story that makes you feel accomplished, strong, attractive, or just otherwise awesome. The fun part: tell me what about it is so inspiring and/or how you’re going to use that newfound motivation the upcoming week.

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No Time To Waste

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “No Time to Waste.”

“Life is too short to: let fear of failure rob you of life lessons and beautiful memories.”

If there is anything I regret (despite the popular cliche advising against ever regretting a thing), it is the many times I let fear keep me from trying something new. There is plenty of psychological research behind the rationale for this, especially where “gifted girls” are concerned…but no matter how well I have come to understand why I shied away from certain pursuits, I still remain a bit sad that I cared so much about upholding an appearance of seemingly effortless perfection that I sacrificed my own happiness. Looking back on these tendencies from my high school and college days, my 25 year-old self must ask: where is the sense in that? Whether it was letting softball pitches go by rather than possibly swing and miss, turning down choir solos in case I choked at the performance, or neglecting to try out for sports and/or musical honors I easily could have earned, I cannot think of a single time it was truly beneficial to let caution be my life guide.

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On the “Love Bird Stage”

Sometimes, it's better to toss expectations, past experiences, and others' standards to the wind, it seems. At least in our case, it has been more than worth it, and I am so glad I didn't let fear and preconceived notions make me miss out on him.

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